🎀 Culture

double standards in something

a standard of good behaviour that, unfairly, some people are expected to follow, but others aren’t

indigenous peoples

distinct ethnic, cultural, or national groups

historical archives

a collection of old documents, records, or other materials

cultural legacy

something that is passed down from the past

cross-cultural differences

involving two or more different cultures and their ideas and customs

philanthropic activities

charitable giving for the public good

blockbuster / box-office hit

a film that is very popular and financially successful

spectator

a person watching a sports event

spectacle

an exciting public event or show

a prevailing view

existing in a particular place or at a particular time

still hold true

to continute to be true

a forerunner of today’s institutions

a warning or sign of what is to follow

fad

a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time

homogeneity

the quality in a group of people being all the same

patriarchy / matriarchy

a society controlled by men / women

generational clash

two opinions that are very different from each other

wax and wane

to increase then decrease in strength, important, etc., over a period of time

unprecedented

never having happened or existed in the past

a common fallacy

an idea that a lot of people think is true, but is in fact false

be attuned to

especially able to understand or deal with something

award-winning

having won prizes for being of high quality or very skilled

media denigration

the action of saying that someone or something is not good or important

radical

causing or being an example of great changes